GCF: Summertime Kids Grants

Overview

About The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

One of the nation’s leading community foundations, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation helps people make the most of their giving to build a better community. We believe in the power of philanthropy to change the lives of people and communities. As a community foundation, GCF creates a prosperous Greater Cincinnati by investing in thriving people and vibrant places. An effective steward of the community’s charitable resources since 1963, the Foundation inspires philanthropy in eight counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. At the end of 2015, GCF had net assets of $533 million.

Grants for Kids

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation has 2 programs designed to fund innovative education projects for children during the school year and in the summer: This page details Summertime Kids Grants.

Purpose:

To support enriching activities and programs that encourage learning and/or development for children of all ages during the summer months.

Funding Focus

Proposals should explicitly address the following purpose:

* To support enriching activities and programs that encourage learning and/or development for children of all ages during the summer months.

Use of Funds

Funding may be used to support, expand, or strengthen existing programs, purchase supplies or equipment, launch a new program, or build organizational capacity.

For more specifics on what funding may be used for, please review our Grant FAQs.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Applicants must be classified as tax-exempt by the IRS, typically 501(c)(3) status or government agency.
* If your organization is not a 501(c)(3), you may utilize a fiscal agent, however the fiscal agent must be identified in the application.
* Grants will be made to organizations or schools with efforts based in the Greater Cincinnati region which includes the counties of:
* Hamilton, Butler, Warren, and Clermont in Ohio; Boone, Kenton and Campbell in Kentucky and Dearborn in Indiana.